Earth Day Goes Commercial

Year after year Earth Day passes by, becoming more and more commercial. As a matter of fact, public environmental policy enacted quickly and rashly is taking an horrific toll on the global economy and food sources.

First, Kevin Kerr, editor of Resource Analyst E-lert (www.kerrtrade.com), details the causes of global food shortages, which punched onto the world’s media radar over the last couple of weeks.

One area where countries have rushed to implement questionable policy is in the area of global warming. There are dumb global warming solutions and less dumb solutions but no good solutions. Climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer, PhD, is author of the book, “Climate Confusion,” and he tries to soberly address what further efforts toward energy independence.

As the Olympic torch tours the world triggering protests against China for its Tibet policy, few eyes are on North Korea and the fact China is returning political refugees to North Korea where returnees are sometimes treated brutally. Carl Moeller from Open Doors (www.opendoorsusa.org) joins us.

John’s boralogue updates you on the perfect financial storm, which is forming as America watches. We’ll highlight the various components of this storm.

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